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Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958—Section 43
This Section deals with the power of local authorities to make advances to any
person for the purpose of:—
(a) acquiring houses;
(b) constructing houses;
(c) converting into houses buildings which have been acquired by those
persons or acquiring buildings and converting them into houses;
(d) altering, enlarging, repairing or improving houses;
whether the houses or buildings are within or without the district of the authority or
council.
Two hundred and thirty-one enquiries were dealt with regarding premises which
were the subject of applications for advances under this Section.
Rent Act, 1957
This Act came into operation on the 6th July, 1957, since which date the number
of applications for certificates of disrepair has continued to decrease, as will be seen
below.
From 6th July, 1957, to 31st December, 1957 (approximate 6 months) 60 applications
From 1st January, 1958 to 31st December, 1958 50 applications
From 1st January, 1959, to 31st December, 1959 14 applications
From 1st January, 1960, to 31st December, 1960 8 applications
From 1st January, 1961, to 31st December, 1961 3 applications
Three Certificates of Disrepair were issued in respect of the applications received
during 1961. No further applications were received for other Certificates under the
Act.
Inspections
The total number of inspections made during the year was 16,541.
At 277 of the houses and other premises visited, defects or nuisances to the number
of 825 were discovered. At the end of the year 756 had been remedied or abated and
the work in connection with 31 was in hand. In order to ascertain that the sanitary
defects were being properly remedied, 242 visits were paid to the respective
premises while the work was in progress.
The total number of inspections made in regard to each section of work is recorded
below, together with a summary of the sanitary improvements carried out:-
Inspections under Housing Acts 69
Other Inspections including Inspections under Public Health Acts 2,826
Re-Inspections 2,053
Inspections under Rent Act, 1957 12
Inspection of Works in Progress 242
Inspections of Factories and Workplaces (including Bakehouses and
Restaurant Kitchens) 494
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